During first and second quarter in 3rd grade, students explore different genres of literature, including biographies. The overall assignment in the past has been for each student to choose a person and complete a Biography Book Report. One component of the report is for the students to come to school dressed as their selected person and give a speech to the class in first person. During computers, they also create a newsletter related to their person in Microsoft Word. The addition to this project will be to create a digital timeline in iMovie using still images and voice over. The students will need to also identify the most important contribution that their person made to our life today and end their timeline referring back to the contribution. The unit will end with students sharing their timelines for the class and discussing the major contributions and impacts that their people made to our lives today.
During third quarter in 3rd grade, students explore different functional writings, including “how-to”. The overall assignment in the past has been for each student to choose an activity that they were strong enough at that they could teach someone else. The students then go through the writing process and create a six-paragraph essay giving step-by-step directions on how to complete the given activity. In the past the students have then shared their activities in small groups. This year, we will include a video aspect. Once the students have completed their essays, they will work in small groups to design, film, and create an instructional video related to their how-to. We will then share the videos as a class and students can critique the videos based on whether they feel they could easily complete the activity after watching the instructional video.
Context
Grade Level: 3rd, Classroom Teacher
Subject Area: All Subjects
Projects
Project Proposal 1
Digital Timelines
During first and second quarter in 3rd grade, students explore different genres of literature, including biographies. The overall assignment in the past has been for each student to choose a person and complete a Biography Book Report. One component of the report is for the students to come to school dressed as their selected person and give a speech to the class in first person. During computers, they also create a newsletter related to their person in Microsoft Word. The addition to this project will be to create a digital timeline in iMovie using still images and voice over. The students will need to also identify the most important contribution that their person made to our life today and end their timeline referring back to the contribution. The unit will end with students sharing their timelines for the class and discussing the major contributions and impacts that their people made to our lives today.
Project Proposal 2
How-To Instructional Video
During third quarter in 3rd grade, students explore different functional writings, including “how-to”. The overall assignment in the past has been for each student to choose an activity that they were strong enough at that they could teach someone else. The students then go through the writing process and create a six-paragraph essay giving step-by-step directions on how to complete the given activity. In the past the students have then shared their activities in small groups. This year, we will include a video aspect. Once the students have completed their essays, they will work in small groups to design, film, and create an instructional video related to their how-to. We will then share the videos as a class and students can critique the videos based on whether they feel they could easily complete the activity after watching the instructional video.Process
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